The transfer window is officially open and work will be going on behind the scenes as Everton plot a way to avoid a third successive relegation battle.
So much of the focus at Everton is on what's going on off the pitch. Just who will make-up the new-look board after this week's announcement that three of its four members have left? And just when will the long-rumoured investment from MSP Sports Capital come to fruition?
It's against the backdrop that manager Sean Dyche and director of football Kevin Thelwell must begin the process of remoulding a squad that for the past two years, has gone close to dropping down into the Championship.
